Regulation 8 Conditions to be observed in connection with the confinement and treatment of animals awaiting slaughter
(1)
The occupier of a lairage shall ensure that—
(a)
animals confined in the lairage have—
(i)
sufficient space to stand up, lie down and turn around, and
(ii)
easy access to the food and water provided for them,
(b)
subject to paragraph (2) below, an adequate quantity of suitable bedding is provided for animals confined in the lairage from one day to the next; and
(c)
the lairage, and the equipment contained in it, is kept clean and in good repair at all times.
(2)
The provisions of paragraph (1)(b) above shall not apply in the case of animals kept on a slatted or mesh floor in a lairage.